Prakash Lab 2/4/26 Prakash Lab 2/4/26

Fluid-Squid: DIY Multiplexed Imaging of Cells and Tissues

John W. Hickey, Hongquan Li, Chiara Caraccio, You Yan, Kevin Marx, Peter Martin, Hope T Leng, John Fayiah, Elvis Towalid, Bonnie Dighero-Kemp, Garry P. Nolan, Manu Prakash, David R. McIlwain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.09.680291

Prakash Lab 10/23/25 Prakash Lab 10/23/25

EasyVoid: A Handheld Coandă Effect Uroflowmeter for Accurate and Portable Measurement of Urinary Flow Dynamics

Chang, Ray, Yu-Chen Chen, Hao-Wei Chen, Ruei-Hong Zeng, and Manu Prakash. "EasyVoid: A Handheld Coandă Effect Uroflowmeter for Accurate and Portable Measurement of Urinary Flow Dynamics." Authorea Preprints (2025).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.176122851.16201394/v1

Prakash Lab 10/8/25 Prakash Lab 10/8/25

Ballistic Microscopy (BaM)

Jijumon, A. S., Ray Chang, and Manu Prakash. "Ballistic Microscopy (BaM)." bioRxiv (2025): 2025-10.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.07.681030

Prakash Lab 6/30/25 Prakash Lab 6/30/25

Octopi 2.0: Open and Scalable Microscopy Platform for AI-powered Diagnostic Applications

Thomas Wareing, Alexander Stokes, Katrina E. Crompton, Koren Murphy, Jack Dawson, Yusuf Furkan Ugurluoglu, Connor Richardson, Hongquan Li, Manu Prakash & Adam J. M. Wollman

LINK: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-025-00470-3

Prakash Lab 6/30/25 Prakash Lab 6/30/25

Long-range actin-driven endosymbiont mobility in a deep-diverging bilaterian

Grace Zhong, Gaëlle Toullec, Pierre-Henri Jouneau, Johan Decelle, Manu Prakash

LINK: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.08.658386

Prakash Lab 6/30/25 Prakash Lab 6/30/25

Schistosomiasis parasite enhance transmission rates via interfacial swimming

Melanie Hannebelle, Ian Ho, Alassane N’diaye, Manu Prakash

LINK: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.13.653683

Prakash Lab 11/20/24 Prakash Lab 11/20/24

Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limit for motility in a eukaryotic cell

Zhang, Q., Leng, H. T., Li, H., Arrigo, K. R., & Prakash, M. (2024). Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limit for motility in a eukaryotic cell. bioRxiv, 2024-11.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.18.624199

Prakash Lab 10/2/24 Prakash Lab 10/2/24

Single Cells Signal Non-self from Self via ‘XOR’ and ‘NOT EQUALS’ Logic in a Dimer of Dimers

An, R., & Prakash, M. (2024). Single Cells Signal Non-self from Self via'XOR'and'NOT EQUALS'Logic in a Dimer of Dimers. bioRxiv, 2024-10.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.01.616003

Prakash Lab 10/1/24 Prakash Lab 10/1/24

Creased ciliary flocks shape unfolding dynamics via information bottlenecks in an aneural animal

Brannon, C. M., & Prakash, M. (2024). Creased ciliary flocks shape unfolding dynamics via information bottlenecks in an aneural animal. bioRxiv, 2024-09.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.30.615941

Prakash Lab 9/24/24 Prakash Lab 9/24/24

Morphology-based classification of sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia using a low-cost automated microscope and machine learning

Shrestha, P., Lohse, H., Bhatla, C., McCartney, H., Alzaki, A., Sandhu, N., ... & Stoeber, B. (2024). Morphology-based classification of sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia using a low-cost automated microscope and machine learning. medRxiv, 2024-09.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.21.24314128

Prakash Lab 8/24/24 Prakash Lab 8/24/24

Biophysical limits of ultrafast cellular motility

Chang, R., & Prakash, M. (2024). Biophysical limits of ultrafast cellular motility. bioRxiv, 2024-08.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.08.22.609204

Prakash Lab 6/14/24 Prakash Lab 6/14/24

Flight-Scope: microscopy with microfluidics in microgravity

Wareing, T., Stokes, A., Crompton, K., Murphy, K., Dawson, J., Urgurluoglu, Y. F., Richardson, C., Li, H., Prakash, M., & Wollman, A. J. (2024). Flight-Scope: microscopy with microfluidics in microgravity. bioRxiv, 2024-06.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.12.598447

Prakash Lab 2/21/24 Prakash Lab 2/21/24

Algorithmic construction of topologically complex biomineral lattices via cellular syncytia

Vyas, P., Brannon, C. M., Formery, L., Lowe, C., & Prakash, M. (2024). Algorithmic construction of topologically complex biomineral lattices via cellular syncytia. bioRxiv, 2024-02.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.20.580924

Prakash Lab 5/21/23 Prakash Lab 5/21/23

Active dislocations and topological traps govern dynamics of spiraling filamentous cyanobacteria

Gong, X., & Prakash, M. (2023). Active dislocations and topological traps govern dynamics of spiraling filamentous cyanobacteria. arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.12572.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2305.12572

Prakash Lab 4/20/23 Prakash Lab 4/20/23

Inkwell: Design and Validation of a Low-Cost Open Electricity-Free 3D Printed Device for Automated Thin Smearing of Whole Blood

Nowak, J., Kothari, A., Li, H., Pannu, J., Algazi, D., & Prakash, M. (2023). Inkwell: Design and validation of a low-cost open electricity-free 3d printed device for automated thin smearing of whole blood. arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.10200.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2304.10200

Prakash Lab 4/19/22 Prakash Lab 4/19/22

Low cost centrifugal melt spinning for distributed manufacturing of non-woven media

Molina, A., Vyas, P., Khlystov, N., Kumar, S., Kothari, A., Deriso, D., Liu, Z., Banavar, S., Flaum, E., & Prakash, M. (2022). Low cost centrifugal melt spinning for distributed manufacturing of non-woven media. Plos one, 17(4), e0264933.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264933

Prakash Lab 4/4/22 Prakash Lab 4/4/22

Squid: Simplifying Quantitative Imaging Platform Development and Deployment

Hongquan Li, Deepak Krishnamurthy, Ethan Li, Pranav Vyas, Nibha Akireddy, Chew Chai, Manu Prakash

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.28.424613

Prakash Lab 4/4/22 Prakash Lab 4/4/22

Handyfuge-LAMP: low-cost and electricity-free centrifugation for isothermal SARS-CoV-2 detection in saliva.

Ethan Li, Adam Larson, Anesta Kothari, Manu Prakash

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.30.20143255

Prakash Lab 4/4/22 Prakash Lab 4/4/22

Utah-Stanford Ventilator (Vent4US): Developing a rapidly scalable ventilator for COVID-19 patients with ARDS

Hongquan Li, Ethan Li, Deepak Krishnamurthy, Patrick Kolbay, Beca Chacin, Soeren Hoehne, Jim Cybulski, Lara Brewer, Tomasz Petelenz, Joseph Orr, Derek Sakata, Thomas Clardy, Kai Kuck, Manu Prakash

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.18.20070367

Prakash Lab 4/4/22 Prakash Lab 4/4/22

Octopi: Open configurable high-throughput imaging platform for infectious disease diagnosis in the field

Hongquan Li, Hazel Soto-Montoya, Maxime Voisin, Lucas Fuentes Valenzuela, Manu Prakash

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/684423

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